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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... headache, altered mental ... culture positive Cryptococcal ... cryptococcal antigen
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... and serum Cryptococcal
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Cryptococcal meningitis ... low glucose) CNS ... lymph predominant (median ... Standard treatment ... is common 65%. median